Is this titanium version still plastic coated, or are the shelves metal? Would it scratch up your pans?
28284
It is metal. I have not had a problem with scratching the pan because there is plenty of room to place the pan in the rack. I have mine in a verticle position in the cabinet vs how this picture is shown. Love it.
28285
The shelves are metal but they won't scratch your pans. They are very smooth and never touch the inside of the pan. I have not had any problems with mine and all of my pans are non-stick of one type or the other.
54123
It is not recommended to use metal with these pans. They would scratch. I have only used nylon and my pans have held up well.
1578710
Plastic coated. It is a nice set, you will like it. Just remember they aren't designed for open wood flames, I think there was paperwork that said that. They work great with burners like trangia, Esbit solid fuel, or pocket rocket style ISO.
2262436
I only have the black one and it is durable enough for my needs. I do not know about the titanium ones. I also do not have my iron pans on it, only my non stick caphelon. I wanted to help keep those from getting scratched. I like it, it is working for me. There are places to screw the back of it up against the inside cabinet wall, but I have not had to do that and i have 5 skillets on it in descending sizes (largest on bottom to smallest on top. 12 in to 6 inch pans/skillets)
1863585
These racks are a black metal. It does not have a non stick coating on it that I can see. I have used these racks several times. Plenty of spilling with kids filling cups. The racks clean great, they look like I just took them out of the box. They do not hold the teeny tiny cones. And they work great for display.
1884858
No If you use metal utensils It will scratch the pan's. I have the set and I use plastic, They are made for these type of pan's . Hope this helps.
1150609
The wire that seperates the dishes is Not coated. The metal feet ARE coated. I purchased this rack because of the size of it I knew it was going to fit inside my sink. When it arrived I thought I was not going to like it as I thought my dishes would chip because there was no plastic coating on the metal rack. Well Im happy to say none of my dishes cracked, it fits my sink, and I like it very much.I highly recomend it!
1546769
It is metal (not coated plastic) but I don't know if it is solid stainless steel. It looks pretty good, does not slip down the wall, and is holding up reasonably well. I am happy with the purchase. (Note, there is a small ring of clear plastic that sits between the outer and inner rods. You barely notice it.)
2123996
Mine are plastic, but I haven't had any problems. I don't have a reason to hang heavy things on the rack.
124240
I don't know what (type of metal) it is made of or what it is coated with, but they work great for me. Also, they fit perfectly inside my 1/2 sheet pans. Clean up is not super easy but not really difficult either. I soak them and clean them a brush. I love them and have used them for some time now for baking, straining, and cooling things.
1272464
Don't use metal in the pan at all. That will prevent further scratches. I did the same thing.
1085144
I have not noticed scratches as it is stainless. I do not throw pots and pans into the sink but I expect to see normal wear from daily use. Bottom grid keeps the sink bottom looking like new.
1843510
They are great pans, it looks like Teflon though. I've had one in the past and loved it but wouldn't use metal in it. We went out of town and people stayed at our house, used the pan and apparently used metal spoons in it, now it sticks.
680093
I've had mine since December of 2011 and it's still my go-to pan for most things. I've also used metal utensils on it quite often and it still doesn't have any scratches in the non-stick coating.
1914498
No, according to MasterClad themselves, their non-stick coating is PTFE (aka Teflon), reinforced with ceramic and titanium.
1897682
There is no stainless steel. Shame on Amazon and SH for shady marketing. The shelves are mild steel wire that's plated in chrome (mild steel; not stainless steel). The pole is aluminum.
2190450
I was worried about the same thing and ordered a replacement basket. Those instructions explicitly claim that the coating with scratches from use poses no danger. Since that was a vague answer, I bought a new one. The coating sure appears to be teflon. We decided to err on the side of caution since the product was good and reliable; sort of like changing your worn tires. Larry